Photographic chair



(No Model.)

- T. ENDEAN. PHOTOGRAPHIC CHAIR. No. 898,712. Patented Feb. Z6, 1889.

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UTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TIIEODORIC ENDEAN, OF` (.lIQEYVlLANl), OHIO.

PHOTOGBAPHIC CHAIR.

SPECFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,712, dated February26, 1889.

Application tiled January 9, 1888. Serial No. 260,252. (No model.)Patented in Canada August 3l, 1887, No. 27,531; in France September 20,1887, No.l85,967, and in England September 20,1S87,No.12,733.

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Cleveland, in the countyof Cuyahoga and State l of Ohio, have inventedcertain newand useful Improvements in Photographers Chairs, ol' whichthe Vfollowing is a specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l. is a perspective view oi.' myphotographers chair. Fig. 2 a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is apc spectivc view of the chair as arrangelfl with the bab vholdingattachment. Fig. l is a detacherfl and enh rged view ofbackrest-adjusting mechanism. Fig. 5 is a detached and enlarged view ofhead-rest adj usting and holding` mechanism in connection with theplatform. Fig. G is a detached and enlarged View of an adjustable clampfor holding tue head-rest rod to vertical rod. Figs.

7, S, 9, and l0 are detached views of. the separate parts conlposingsaid clamp.

A is a platform, which I make, preferably, in circular form, thoughother shapes may be made, if desired, and it is mounted on casters a a,for the convenience of rea-dil;v moving it about. i

B is a hollow pedestal secured to the center of said platform.

C is a revolving seat, supported in said pedestal b v means ot a centralspindle, D, having a shoulder and reduced portion, d, incased in aspring, d?, standing on the floor of the platform, with its upper endbearing against the shoulder and supporting the spindle. Said spring,when f ree, supports the seat a short distance above the top end of thepedestal, as seen iu Fig. 2. The lower end ol' the spindle projectsbelow the platform and engages with one end ol' a lever, E, tulcrumed atits middle part to a short hanger, e, secured to the under r side of theplatform. The other end of said lever E carries a lu'ake-pad, F, whichbears upon the door upon which the platform stands. It is also providedwith a spring surrounding its spindle, and passing between it and theunder side of the platform. the brake is to hold the chair from movingwhile a person is stepping onto or oft" from the platform. Then when theperson is seated his weight deprcsses the lever E and lifts thebrakeipad from the door. Then the operator The purpose of l may easilymove the chair and sitter for per feet adjustment of position.

At one side of the seat C is attached an adi justable back-restconsisting of a bracket, G, having a circular head provided with teethon its periphery.

Il is an arm-socket, having a horn, 71, forming a pawl with teeth, whichengage with the teeth on the head of thelnackct. The socket II isjointed to the head of the b acket by links H2, pivoted to both andforming adouble joint. A spring is interposed between the head G and thepawl, and serves to keep the pawl in contact. with the head.

I is an arm secured in the socket Il, and is provided with an adjusta-ble pad, J.

At one side of the seat is attached an adj ustable arm rest, consistingof a slotted bracket, L, having a socket, Y, for the stem BI of asupport, N, and is provided with a setscrew, O, for enabling the saidsupport to have vertical and lateral adjustment. To the platform is alsoattached an adjustable head-rest, consisting of a lever or bar, P,pivot-ed at the inner end by an eye formed thereon, and i through whichthe lower end of the spindle D passes. Attached to its outer and movingend is a hollow post, Q, in which is placed a vertically-adjustable rod,R, having the adjustable head-rest arm S attached to its top, andcapable of being held at any required height by means of a set-serew,S2.The bar P has a transverse cross-arm,p, provided with rollers u u.,journaled in .recesses in each end thereof, and which roll on the undercurved edge oi the plat-torni as the said baris moved lroin side toside..

V Y are arms projecting downward and inward from the post Q, alsoprovided with rollers which rollupon theupper curved edge ot' thephatform on a metal track.

A fastening device for holding the head-rest at. any required place atthe side of the platform is provided, consisting ot' a short lever, T,pivoted in a slot in the lower end of the post Q. The outer end of saidlever T is connected b v a rod, Ti, to a han dlever, T3, resting on anarm, p2, on the post Q. The rod T'2 is pivoted atone corner of the headof the said lever 3, so that the turning of said lever ICQ upright drawsupon the rod T2, and thereby pulls on the lever 'l and causes its innerend to press upon the metal track on the edge of the platform and bindthe post fast.

A swivel-clamp for adjustably holding the head-rest rod S to thevert-ical rod R consists of two platesfwV \V2, the upper ends of which iare in disk form,while the lower ends have recesses in their insidefaces, which fit over the head on the end of rod R.

T2 is a disk having a hole, X, through which the said rod S passes, andalso has in one face an opening connecting with the said hole X, andinto which a projection, X2, on the face of plate XV fits and bearsagainst the side ofthe rod S. On the side of the disk W3 opposite to thesaid opening is a projection, X2, which fits into a recess, X4, in theface ot' plate \/V2, and forms a journal for the said disk NVS to turnon. On the face of the plate YV is also made a projection, X5, having ascrew-threaded opening, into which a screw, XG, passed through a hole,X7, in plate 72, is screwed for holding all firmly together. The screwXhas a lever, XS, attached, by which it is turned. This dei vice admitsof universal adjustment of the l head-rest.

p In Fig. 3 is seen an attachment for holding babies to the arnrrest,consisting of a rod, R2, secured to the rod M of the arm-rest N by meansof a bracket-arm, M2, having sockets and set-screws m m for adjustablysecuring them together. b Z7 are side supports attached to the rod byset-screws, which, in connection with the arm-rest N, forms a suitableseat for a baby. c c are arms, also attached` to rod R2 by set-screws,which are inten-ded to clasp the body of the baby and hold it to theseat. d d is a head-rest attached to the top of a cap-piece, cl2, whichsets upon the top of rod R2. It has a slot, d3, in which is a strap,also intended for assisting in securing the baby to the seat.

Y isa detachable arm for supporting a refleeting-canopy over the sitter.Said arm is hooked into a socket, z, on the pedestal B, and carries anupright tubular rod, Z, into which is' fitted a sliding extension-rod,Z2, held at any suitable height by set-screw z. To the t top end of rodZ2 is attached a rod, Z3, by means of an adjustable clamp, like thatlSearle shown in Fig, 6. To one end of rod Z3 is attached a light frame,z2, having several panels provided with sliding curtains z2 c4 ,z5 Z6,tbc., which may be drawn to obscure the light more or less, as may bedesired.

Having described my invention, I claiml. In a photographens chair, thecombination, with a platform supported on casters, of a hollow pedestalsupporting a revolving seat, having a central spindle setting in saidpedcstal upon a spring, said spindle also connect ed with and operatinga brake-lever andpad, substantially as described.

2. In a photographers chair, the combination, with the seat C, of anadjustable backrest consisting of a bracket, G, having a ratchet-toothedhead, an arm-socket, H, having a pawl, h, and joined to the head G bylinks H2, arm I, and adjustable pad J, alleenstructed to operatesubstantially as described.

In a photographers chair, the combination, with the platform A, of thebar P, having cross-arms p' p, provided with rollers n n, the hollowpost Q, having arms V, provided with rollers, and the lever T, connectedby rod T2 to hand-lever T3, all constructed to operate substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination, with. rods R and S of the head-rest, of theadjustable swivel-clamp consisting of the two plates NV 72, each havinga recess for embracing the head of rod R, and having the recesses X2 andX", the disk VW, having a recess' in one side and in communication withhole X, through. which rod S passes, and a journal projection, X2, and ahand-lever screw, Xi X2, for screwing with threaded hole X5 of. plateXV, for binding and clamping the disk', VS and rod Sand the head of rodR together, substantially as shown and described, and for the purposespeci-ned.

5. The rod Y, tubular rod Z, extensionrod Z2, held by set-screw z', andkrod Z3, attached to and held byv swivel-clamp Zt, and having adjustablecurtain-canopy, in combination with chair-pedestal B, all constructedtol operate substantially as described.

THEO.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. TIBBrr'rs, F. W. CADWELL.

